
A Baptist association perspective on the Great Commission Resurgence
The Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force is currently studying the effectiveness of the resurgence. One lens they must use is the perspective of Baptist associations.

Lent: What you should know about this season
Lent is a season of the Christian year that occurs during the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday (excluding

Stop, analyze and verify: Is your church the next target?
“It is a real issue facing our churches”: As congregations increasingly manage finances and communications online, cybercriminals are taking notice.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for March 31
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for March 31, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

Lifeway analysis reports SBC lost more than 1,200 congregations in 2022
According to Lifeway Research’s analysis of the 2022 Annual Church Profile of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1,253 congregations that were part of the Convention in 2021 were no longer connected in 2022.

BWA president urges Baptists to take discipleship more seriously: ‘It is a big challenge’
Warning of a rise in “extreme secularism” around the world, the president of the Baptist World Alliance encouraged Baptists to

Church appeals street evangelism ban in UK
A British evangelical church is fighting a legal notice that could criminalize aspects of its street preaching.

SBC Cooperation Group releases draft of recommendations
The upcoming recommendations “are crafted with the desire to satisfy the intent of the motion to move forward together in ‘biblical fidelity’ by safeguarding our adopted statement of faith and ‘missional clarity,'” says chair Jared Wellman.